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The latest posts from adirondackalmanack.comen-usTue, 26 Sep 2017 21:14:54 +0000Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:14:54 +0000http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/PROTECT: State Must Reject Railroad Car Storage Planshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/BpwqRY7ORGI/protect-state-must-reject-high-peaks-rr-oil-car-plans.html
Guest Contributor<em>The following statement was issued to the press on Monday by Protect the Adirondacks:</em>
A new plan has emerged from the Saratoga &amp; North Creek Railway, an arm of Iowa Pacific Railway Company, to store hundreds of old, dilapidated railroad cars, supposedly mostly boxcars, on siding track and unused rail lines in Warren and Essex Counties. These rail cars would be stored “indefinitely” on these rail lines. Saratoga &amp; North Creek Railway leases rail lines from Warren and Saratoga Counties and owns the Sanford Lake Rail Line in Hamilton and Essex County. The plan was announced at a Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting last week.
Saratoga &amp; North Creek Railway stated that it plans to store “hundreds” of old railroad cars. The Adirondack Park has never bee...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/protect-state-must-reject-high-peaks-rr-oil-car-plans.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/BpwqRY7ORGI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:00:36 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/protect-state-must-reject-high-peaks-rr-oil-car-plans.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/protect-state-must-reject-high-peaks-rr-oil-car-plans.htmlRecent Adirondack Forest Ranger Missionshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/8QebPGIfObo/recent-adirondack-forest-ranger-missions.html
Editorial StaffNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people from the Adirondack backcountry.
What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks.<!--more-->
<strong>Essex County</strong>
Town of Newcomb
Rescue: On Sept. 11 around 6:26 pm, DEC Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiker requesting assistance for a 58-year-old female member of their group who had fallen on a trail while descending Allen Mountain, sustaining a head injury. Two Forest Rangers responded, ...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/recent-adirondack-forest-ranger-missions.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/8QebPGIfObo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:00:54 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/recent-adirondack-forest-ranger-missions.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/recent-adirondack-forest-ranger-missions.htmlNiMo, Raquette River Power Film Screenings in Cantonhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/ChK7U22Xc50/tauny-presents-floating-islands-nimo-film-screening.html
Editorial StaffTAUNY, Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, will present a screening of two Niagara Mohawk promotional videos, <em>Floating Islands</em> and <em>Workhorse River</em>, on Thursday, September 28 from 7 to 9 pm at The TAUNY Center in Canton.
These videos will give viewers the chance to witness the Raquette River power project - and one of the river’s most distinctive and challenging features, the “floating islands” of Higley Flow - through the eyes and ears of the Colton building boom era.<!--more-->
In the 1960s, the power company Niagara Mohawk (NiMo) made these two short promotional videos to present the scope of their accomplishments over the previous decade with the hydro projects on the Raquette, to show how they handled the boggy islands that kept mucking up their works, ...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/tauny-presents-floating-islands-nimo-film-screening.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/ChK7U22Xc50" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:00:01 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/tauny-presents-floating-islands-nimo-film-screening.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/tauny-presents-floating-islands-nimo-film-screening.htmlWomen In Silent Film Event In Saranac Lake Thursdayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/NSfS6ruBtLw/women-silent-film-event-saranac-lake-thursday.html
Editorial Staff<a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Nickelodeon-store-show-1920s-main-entrance-courtesy-Women-Film-Pioneers-Project.jpg"> </a>On Thursday, September 28 at 7 pm, Barbara Tepa Lupack will present a talk on women in silent movies as part of Historic Saranac Lake's History Matters Speaker Series.
Lupack will present clips from silent films of the 1910s and 1920s and discuss the roles of women in those films and in a changing society. <!--more-->
This presentation will take place in the John Black Room at the Saranac Laboratory Museum, located at 89 Church Street in Saranac Lake, and light refreshments will be served. This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities’ Publ...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/women-silent-film-event-saranac-lake-thursday.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/NSfS6ruBtLw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:00:05 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/women-silent-film-event-saranac-lake-thursday.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/women-silent-film-event-saranac-lake-thursday.htmlDEC’s Drone Program Includes A Fleet Of 22 UAVshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/WH6ssZTuBDk/decs-drone-program-includes-a-fleet-of-22.html
Editorial Staff<a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DEC-Drone-Video-Still-2017.jpg"> </a>The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced that the agency has deployed a fleet of 22 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, across the state. An announcement from the state agency said the drones will "enhance the state’s environmental management, conservation and emergency response efforts."
“DEC has a wide range of responsibilities in protecting the state’s environment and ensuring the safety of our citizens and visitors, and well-being of our communities,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said in the statement, which was sent to the press. “The use of drone technology will help us do our jobs better and faster while saving taxpay...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/decs-drone-program-includes-a-fleet-of-22.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/WH6ssZTuBDk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:00:11 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/decs-drone-program-includes-a-fleet-of-22.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/decs-drone-program-includes-a-fleet-of-22.htmlWhiteface Oktoberfest Celebrates 26 Yearshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/B9LLyKAVdxk/whiteface-oktoberfest-celebrates-26-years.html
Editorial StaffThe 26th Oktoberfest at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, NY will take place September 30 and October 1.
This years Oktoberfest is presented by Spaten and features entertainment by Owen Benjamin and Jason Smith, a biergarten, giant Jenga, lawn Dominos, food, specialty vendors, adventure zone for kids, gondola rides, and live German music. <!--more-->
Events include appearances by the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center, performances by the Little Circus, face painting and balloon animals by Merriloons the Clown, and a pumpkin painting station. Fireworks will begin Saturday at 7 pm, presented by KOA Campgrounds in Wilmington.
Two-day admission packages are available <a href="http://www.whiteface.com/events/oktoberfest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online</a> onl...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/whiteface-oktoberfest-celebrates-26-years.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/B9LLyKAVdxk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:00:39 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/whiteface-oktoberfest-celebrates-26-years.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/whiteface-oktoberfest-celebrates-26-years.htmlGore Mountain 5K Leaf Cruncher Run, Walk Sept 30thhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/Zgk2E6xB__U/gore-mountain-5k-leaf-cruncher-run-walk-sept-30th.html
Editorial StaffGore Mountain is hosting its annual "Leaf Cruncher," a 5K trail run/walk on Saturday, September 30. All racers receive a scenic Northwoods Gondola skyride amid colorful Adirondack foliage included with their entry fee.<!--more-->
The race begins at 10 am, and the challenging but family-friendly course loops the Gore Mountain Base Area throughout a variety of rolling terrain. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place runners in several age categories for men and women will be recognized with award ribbons following the event, and all runners will be entered for raffle prizes including outdoor gear, fall-themed items such as pumpkins and mums, Gore Mountain lift tickets, and locally handmade treats from Barkeater Chocolates. Additional prizes will also be hidden along the race route.
Racers can sign up...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/gore-mountain-5k-leaf-cruncher-run-walk-sept-30th.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/Zgk2E6xB__U" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:10:34 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/gore-mountain-5k-leaf-cruncher-run-walk-sept-30th.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/gore-mountain-5k-leaf-cruncher-run-walk-sept-30th.htmlOpinion: Hold APA Board Accountable for Boreas Pondshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/BLqS_4TAxVA/pete-nelson-hold-apa-board-accountable-boreas-ponds.html
Pete Nelson<a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Gothics-view.jpg"> </a>What happened to the Adirondack Park Agency’s classification of the Boreas Ponds Tract? Months have passed with no sign of it on the APA’s monthly agenda. Information does seep out here and there, and it’s not encouraging. By now it’s no secret that plans are afoot for the Boreas classification that have nothing to do with the intended, legal process: namely development of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS), public hearings and public written comments and analysis, all leading to a recommended alternative.
Instead, the State is scrambling to find a way to accommodate the wishes of Governor Cuomo, who fancies a “hut-to-hut” system in the Adirondacks th...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/pete-nelson-hold-apa-board-accountable-boreas-ponds.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/BLqS_4TAxVA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 24 Sep 2017 19:00:26 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/pete-nelson-hold-apa-board-accountable-boreas-ponds.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/pete-nelson-hold-apa-board-accountable-boreas-ponds.html$500k in Grants Available for Parks, Trails, and Historic Siteshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/bndD4Yafv7I/500k-grants-available-parks-trails-historic-sites.html
Editorial StaffParks &amp; Trails New York (PTNY) and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), have announced the third round of $500,000 in competitive grants through the NYS Park and Trail Partnership Program funded through the NYS Environmental Protection Fund.
The grants are available to organizations that support parks, trails, historic sites and public lands, and are administered by PTNY, in partnership with OPRHP. This year, for the first time, grants will also be available to organizations that support public lands managed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).<!--more-->
The program is designed to enhance the preservation, stewardship, interpretation, environmental education, maintenance and promotion of New York State parks, trails, histo...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/500k-grants-available-parks-trails-historic-sites.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/bndD4Yafv7I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 24 Sep 2017 16:00:44 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/500k-grants-available-parks-trails-historic-sites.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/500k-grants-available-parks-trails-historic-sites.htmlAdirondack Ecology: Wildlife, Wilderness and Dead Woodhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~3/hlcZQBFeGEA/adirondack-ecology-wildlife-wilderness-dead-wood-2.html
Tom Kalinowski<a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Tree-Cavaties.jpg"> </a>Discussions regarding the ecological value of wilderness compared to an actively managed forest often centers around the health and well being of specific members of the wildlife community. While the flora and fauna that a tract of wilderness supports may be strikingly similar to that which occurs in periodically logged woodlands, the relative abundance of the various plants and animals contained in each is often quite different. In wilderness regions, there eventually develops a much higher concentration of those organisms whose lives are connected either directly or indirectly to the presence of dead wood.<!--more-->
Forests that are protected from timber harvesting operations contain substan...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/adirondack-ecology-wildlife-wilderness-dead-wood-2.html"> Continue Reading. </a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdirondackAlmanack/~4/hlcZQBFeGEA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 24 Sep 2017 13:00:12 +0000http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/adirondack-ecology-wildlife-wilderness-dead-wood-2.htmlhttp://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/09/adirondack-ecology-wildlife-wilderness-dead-wood-2.html